Mark Nicholls breaks away from the Kerala tourist trail to discover Indian village life. The beachfront at Chellanam is crowded; the fishing boats are coming ashore. Amid the throng are fish merchants and stallholders, porters, […]
India is a country of contrasts – ancient temples beside modern cities, serene backwaters next to bustling streets and age-old traditions woven into everyday life. For UK travellers India offers a rich tapestry of culture, […]
Mark Nicholls heads to Goa on the western coast of India and a stay at the Taj Holiday Village Resort & Spa. The peace is palpable; just the waves crashing ashore in the distance, the […]
Mark Nicholls heads to southern India to explore the fertile landscape of Kerala. It is a region of India they call “God’s Own Country.” The description fits for the wonderfully diverse landscape of Kerala; from […]
The Taj Coromandel in Chennai turns out to be a wonderful surprise, because right up to the moment that you drive through the gates, it promises little. To get there, you drive past a couple […]
The birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, Mark Nicholls discovers the state of Gujarat in the west of India and its appeal to bird watchers Huddled in the back of a spluttering auto-rickshaw, we were like fledglings […]
Ayurvedic retreats in Kerala, India, are like corner shops in London or New York: there’s one almost everywhere you look. So how to choose? Dr Unni’s fame spreads far. I heard about him first from […]
Sometimes festivals are held at Somatheeram Ayurveda Village. These boast henna painting, palm reading, and guests’ futures also being revealed by a toothless, old soothsayer with a parrot that selects cards with his beak for […]
Somatheeram is like a little world unto itself. Perched dramatically above the coconut palm-fringed arc of Chowara beach, just south of the Keralan capital, Trivandrum, the scene is already set for total relaxation. Here thatched […]
Sitting lazily on the banks of a palm-fringed river, Mekosha feels a million miles away from the frenetic, traffic-clogged pace of Kerala’s capital Trivandrum, just over a half-hour’s drive south. This blissfully secluded resort is […]
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